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PatentedJan. 3|, i899.

W. A. SIMMONS.

GLOTHES PIN.

(Application filed May 17. 1897.)

(ModeL) THE mums vzrzns co., PHQTO-LITHQ. WASHWGTON. n. c.

, UNITED STATES PATENT F F ICE.

CLOTHES-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,444, dated January31, 1899.

Application filed May 17, 1897. Serial No. 636,988, (ModeL) I T0 on whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. SIMMONS, of the city of California,Moniteau county, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes-Pins, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to clothes-pins; and it consists of the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown,described, and claimed.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing one of my improvedclothes-pins in position for use upon a line. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationof the clothes-pin shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is a horizontal.

section taken approximately on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a viewanalogous to Fig. 4 and showing a modified form of thimble.

My improved clothes-pin consists of a single piece of wire and athimble. After the wire has been cut to the desired length and bent intothe desired form it consists of the .central U-shaped portion 6, theparallel portions 7, extending upwardly from the ends of the U-shapedportion 6, the coils 8, extending upwardly from the ends of the parallelportions 7, the parallel portions 9, extending downwardly from the coils8, and the free ends 10.

When seen in side elevation, as in Fig. 3, the U-shaped portion ,6 andthe free ends 10 form a flaring opening at the lower end of the,clothes-pin, the upper ends of these parts being apparently in contact.The parallel portions 7 and the parallel portions 9 are identical inappearance and form a Wedge-shaped opening 11. The coils 8 are identicalin appearance and are in horizontal alinement. When seen in front orrear elevation, as in Figs. 1 and 2, the parallel portions 9 are betweenthe parallel portions 7.

The thimble 12 is inserted horizontally through the coils 8, and theends of the thimble are upset or expanded to prevent said thimble frombeing withdrawn from its position. The thimble acts as a stiffeningdevice to strengthen the coils and to hold said coils from spreadingapart.

vent the coils from being drawn toward each other.

The clothes-pin thus constructed is placed upon the line and inengagement with the garment in the usual way, and when in position uponthe line the line extends through the wedge-shaped opening 11.

I claim 1. A clothes-pin constructed of a wire bent to form the U-shapedcentral portion 6, the parallel portions 7 extending upwardly from theends of said U-shaped portion, the coils 8 extending upwardly from theends of said parallel portions 7, the parallel portions 9 extendingdownwardly from the opposite ends of said coils from said portions 7 andpassing between said portions 7 thus forming the wedge-shaped opening 11and the free ends 10 extending downwardly from the ends of said portions9.

2. A clothes-pin, consisting of a wire bent to form the U-shaped centralportion 6, the

parallel portions 7 extending upwardly from the ends of said U-shapedportion, the coils 8 extending upwardly from the ends of said parallelportions 7, the parallel portions 9 extending downwardly from theopposite ends of said coils from said portions 7 and passing betweensaid portions 7 thus forming the wedge-shaped opening 11 and the freeends 10 extending downwardly from the ends of said portions 9, and thethimble insertedthrough the coils 8 and secured in position as requiredto hold said coils from spreading apart, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM A. SIMMONS. lVitnesses:

O. M. GORDON,

GEO. SwANsoN.

